We’ve all heard that for every 1 human year, it’s the equivalent of 7 dog years. So I got to thinking recently. What about hobby years? How many hobby years for every one human year? No seriously. I’ve been hobbying for over 4 years now. And when I stop and think about the road I’ve traveled, there have been many many changes in the hobby community, and myself. Providers, as well as hobbyists, they come and they go. And sometimes, many times, they come back. Nevertheless things change rapidly in this hobby of our’s. This site has changed a lot in 4 years thanks to legislation with unintended (or intended, you decide) consequences. But I also thought about how I’ve changed in the past 4 plus years. I feel like I’ve aged a lot. Much more so than the preceding 4 years. If I I had to put a number on it I would say that I feel like I’ve aged 8 years or so during this time. So I would estimate 2 hobby years for every one calendar year.
Could the stress of leading a double life have something to do with it? Probably. Maybe it’s because I don’t venture out as much as I used to, and there’s also stress associated with that.
If anyone cares to opine, I would be interested in hearing what hobby years mean to other folks here. Providers and hobbyists. (Please don’t call the guys in white coats to come take me away over this post)
